County · England

York

286,781Records since 2000

4,369Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 286,781
Species recorded: 4,369
Nation: England
Type of area: Unitary Authority (City)

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0)

Most recorded species in York

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	8,223
2	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	6,902
3	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	6,883
4	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	6,115
5	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	5,994
6	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	5,687
7	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	4,793
8	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	4,763
9	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	4,651
10	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	4,648
11	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	4,643
12	Graylag Goose Anser anser	Birds	April	4,486
13	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	4,241
14	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	4,003
15	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	3,985
16	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	3,796
17	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	3,640
18	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Birds	April	3,474
19	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	3,313
20	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	3,310
21	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	3,288
22	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	3,164
23	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	3,033
24	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Birds	April	2,945
25	Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	Birds	May	2,847
26	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	2,703
27	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	2,673
28	Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis	Birds	April	2,596
29	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	2,304
30	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Birds	April	2,279
31	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	2,132
32	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Birds	April	2,115
33	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	2,113
34	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	2,079
35	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	2,004
36	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	1,942
37	Common Swift Apus apus	Birds	June	1,783
38	Stock Dove Columba oenas	Birds	April	1,741
39	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Birds	May	1,741
40	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Birds	May	1,734
41	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	1,714
42	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Birds	October	1,645
43	Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Birds	January	1,616
44	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	1,585
45	Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Birds	April	1,581
46	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Birds	May	1,574
47	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	1,515
48	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Birds	August	1,461
49	Common Pochard Aythya ferina	Birds	January	1,445
50	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	1,400
51	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	1,396
52	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Birds	April	1,392
53	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	1,358
54	Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Birds	May	1,264
55	Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle Harmonia axyridis	Beetles	October	1,146
56	Seven-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata	Beetles	July	1,097
57	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Birds	May	1,093
58	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Butterflies and moths	July	1,091
59	Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	Birds	January	1,041
60	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	1,024